Global Patent Index - EP 0713788 B1

EP 0713788 B1 19991229 - Process and apparatus for making a paint-by-numbers pattern and the pattern thus obtained

Title (en)

Process and apparatus for making a paint-by-numbers pattern and the pattern thus obtained

Title (de)

Verfahren zur Herstellung einer Malvorlage, zugehörige Anordnung und die hiermit geschaffene Malvorlage

Title (fr)

Procédé et dispositif pour fabriquer une carte aux indications chiffrées pour peintures et carte ainsi obtenue

Publication

EP 0713788 B1 19991229 (DE)

Application

EP 95117317 A 19951103

Priority

  • DE 4441860 A 19941124
  • DE 19526857 A 19950722

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0713788A2] The method involves dividing a painting into contoured fields or regions. The fields are provided with identifiers associated with defined colours and/or grey tones. Electronic detection of the different grey tones or colour tones of an image is performed using a scanner, video camera or electronic camera. The detected grey tones or colour tones are divided into a limited number of categories and each field is allocated grey tone or colour tone category, a boundary and a category identifier. A corresp. image is printed out. Approximately 2 to 25, pref. 16, categories of tones may be used.

IPC 1-7

B44D 2/00; H04N 1/54

IPC 8 full level

B44D 2/00 (2006.01); B44D 3/18 (2006.01); H04N 1/54 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B44D 2/00 (2013.01); B44D 3/18 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IT LI NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0713788 A2 19960529; EP 0713788 A3 19960612; EP 0713788 B1 19991229; AT E188171 T1 20000115; CA 2163408 A1 19960525; DE 19526857 A1 19970123; DE 19526857 C2 19981029; DE 59507522 D1 20000203

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 95117317 A 19951103; AT 95117317 T 19951103; CA 2163408 A 19951121; DE 19526857 A 19950722; DE 59507522 T 19951103